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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lye |
| PT ACCIDENTLY INGESTED LYE PTA THOUGHT IT WAS SUGAR DX DRUG OVERDOSE AC CIDENTAL POISNING WITH LYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Eye protection devices |
| PATIENT WAS MAKING SOAP AND GOT LYE AND OLIVE OIL INTO RT EYE, IT BURNED IMMEDIATELY, WAS WEARING GOGGLES. DX-CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye, Buckets or pails |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH COUSINS AND THEY GOT INTO A BUCKET OF LYE THAT SPLASHED ON CHILDS FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN TO GI SYSTEM/MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lye |
| PT WAS WORKING UNDER HOUSE ON PLUMBING AND RED DEVIL LYE CORNEAL BUR N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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